Throughout 2016 I will be posting a photo on Instagram each day, sharing something that I am grateful for each day as part of my #366daysofgratitude project. Here are the things I have been grateful for this week: Day 108 – I am grateful for a yummy Sunday lunch at the carvery and unexpectedly bumping… Read More
Runnymede is a meadow south of Windsor, and is best-known for being the site where the Magna Carta was sealed in 1215.   According to Wikipedia, the name Runnymede probably derives from two Anglo-Saxon words – runieg, meaning regular meeting; and mede meaning meadow. Although I knew that that the Magna Carta was sealed there, I… Read More
I feel as though I am on the cusp of change this week – with two significant decisions being made that both have an impact on where the future is likely to lead us. We found out that Jessica has been given a place at our local infant school which we are very pleased about. … Read More
Today is the Queen’s 90th birthday and it seems appropriate to mark the occasion by sharing one of my favourite moments from Sophie’s babyhood – the moment when I captured some of her babbling on video only to realise that I had actually captured her singing “God Save the Queen” Who knows whether she’d have… Read More
A sunny afternoon, watching my girls having fun together. Listening to the squeals of delight, the giggles as they chase each other round and round. Watching the way they wander off hand in hand together. And I stop and think – this is my perfect moment. This is what matters most; this is what really… Read More
There are a few things I missed out on a little when I was pregnant with Jessica. NCT classes, baby shows, decorating the nursery – things that I just couldn’t face doing when told her prognosis was so poor. When I was recently offered a couple of tickets to go to the Baby & Toddler… Read More